For the better part of three decades, film and television actor Robert Forster struggled to make a name for... (Learn more)
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Robert Forster’s Milestones
| 1965 | Made Broadway debut as Frankie in "Mrs. Dally Has a Lover" opposite Arlene Francis |
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| 1967 | Made feature debut playing Private Williams in John Huston's "Reflections in a Golden Eye" |
| 1967 | Played Stanley Kowalski in a stock production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" co-starring Julie Harris |
| 1968 | Co-starred with Gregory Peck and Eva Marie Saint as Indian scout Nick Tana in "The Stalking Moon" |
| 1969 | Starred in the critically acclaimed semi-documentary "Medium Cool"; his full-frontal nude love scene with Verna Bloom earned the film an X rating |
| 1971 | TV-movie debut in the title role of "Banyon" (NBC) |
| 1972 - 1973 | Reprised part as Miles C Banyon for short-lived NBC series "Banyon" |
| 1973 | Played Stanley Kowalski in a Broadway revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire" |
| 1974 | Starred in the title role of the ABC movie "Nakia" and its short-lived series spin-off |
| 1978 | Portrayed a small-time half-breed cattle rancher in the NBC TV-movie "Standing Tall" |
| 1979 | Made uncredited appearance in key supporting role in Lewis Teague's "The Lady in Red"; scripted by John Sayles |
| 1980 | Reteamed with Teague for "Alligator"; also scripted by Sayles |
| 1982 | First association with Fred Williamson, starring opposite him in "Vigilante" |
| 1985 | Starred (also produced and directed) in the detective spoof "Hollywood Harry" |
| 1986 | Portrayed militant fanatic Abdul in "The Delta Force" |
| 1987 | Was a regular in the short-lived ABC series "Once a Hero" |
| 1990 | Played an extraterrestrial cop in "Peacemeaker" |
| 1991 | Portrayed maniacal Middle Eastern dictator in syndicated TV-movie "Counterforce" |
| 1993 | Acted with Williamson (also film's producer) in "South Beach" |
| 1996 | Did another turn in a Williamson-produced film as Detective Slatter in "Original Gangstas" |
| 1997 | Portrayed Max Cherry in Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown"; received Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor |
| 1998 | Acted in the Gus Van Sant color remake of "Psycho" |
| 2000 | Appeared in the Farrelly brothers comedy "Me Myself & Irene" |
| 2000 | Co-starred in "Supernova" |
| 2001 | Had co-starring role in "Lakeboat" |
| 2001 | Starred as Detective Harry McKnight in David Lynch's "Mulholland Dr." |
| 2001 | Starred in and produced "Diamond Men" |
| 2002 | Appeared in the TV-movie "Murder in Greenwich," about Martha Moxley's unsolved murder |
| 2003 - 2004 | Cast as Marshall Sisco in the ABC drama "Karen Sisco" |
| 2004 | Cast in the low-budget comedy "Grand Theft Parsons" |
| 2004 - 2005 | Had a recurring role in the Showtime series, "Huff" |
| 2007 | Co-starred in the Korean CGI dragon fantasy "Dragon Wars" |
| 2008 | Cast as Arthur Petrelli in the third season of the NBC show "Heroes" |
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